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(ModeL) W. M. DUOKER.

HINGE.

Patented Dgo. 9, 1884.

" JMM NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

XVILLIAM M. DUCKER, OF BROOKLYN, NE\V YORK.

HINGE.

SFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,884, dated December 9, 1884.

Application filed September 13, 1883.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. DUOKER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvementsin Hinges and in the Method of Securing them; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

The object of my invention to produce a hinge that can be very cheaply made and easily applied to boxes and other structures, and one that will have greater holding-power than those now in use.

Figure 1 is a view of the top of a box with my hinges applied. A is the lid closed. B is a portion of the top of the box to which the lid is hinged, and z z z are battens fastened to the lid and to the top of the box. Fig. 2 is a view of the back of a box, with the lid A hinged directly to the back 0 and the lid closed. Fig. 3 is a cut section of Fig. 2, and shows the method of attaching my hinge. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one arm of the hinge. a is the part that is pivoted to a corresponding arm through the hole in its end, and b is the part that is secured to the box or lid by a screw or otherwise. Fig. 5 is a view of the part B from the inside of the box, and shows another form of my hinge provided with a link, and also showing one method of bending the part to be screwed or fastened to the box or lid. Fig. 6 is a cut section of Fig. 5, showing the method of attaching the hinge. Fig. 7 is a side view of one arm of the hinge shown in Figs. 5 and 6, without the link. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the whole hinge shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the drawings.

I make my hinges of any suitable material, according to the use to which they are to be applied, preferably sheet metal, and I have found that sheet-iron answers very well for general use. The metal is formed into the desired shape in any convenient manner, the pivotal part a cthat portion into which the pivot is to be insertedbeing at an angle- (Modeh) 1 usually at a right angleto that portion of the hinge b d which is screwed onto the box or to the lid.

In the form of hinge shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 a portion of the pivotal part projects above or without the box, and for some purposes such projection is a disadvantage; but in the form of hinge having the link, Figs. 5 to 8, no part of the hinge projects above the box. In the link form shown in the drawings I also show my hinge with the part to be screwed or otherwise fastened bent retiring, so that the screw is inserted into some portion of the box or lid beyond the line a: a: and away from the edge of the box and of the cut made for the pivotal portion of the hinge. This is an advantage, especially where the hinges are to be attached near the end of the lid, or where the material is likely to split near the edge. In the hinge shown in Figs. 1 to 3 the portion to be screwed on may be bent retiring in the same way. An additional means of securing the hinge and holding it in place is obtained by bending one or more of the corners of the portion of the hinge to be screwed on into the points f, sharpening them, if desired, and driving them into the wood.

In attaching this my hinge it is only necessary to place the parts to be hinged side by side, mark the place for each ear of the hinge, and then with asaw or other suitable tool make arecess to receive the ear part of the hinge and the pivot or link, as the case may be, place the hinge in position, and screw or nail it in place. This may be done by any one who can use a saw, and the skill necessary to properly cut out a mortise is not required.

This hinge is very cheaply made, requires very little material, is easily and readily applied, and is very firm and strong.

structed according to this my invention is that the strain of operating the hinge is not borne by the screws or nails which fasten the hinge in place, and which quickly work loose and make the hinge-connection insecure, but that strain falls upon the plate of the hinge which is formed at an angle to the ear of the hinge, which plate rests and bears against the face of the box or structure opposite or at an angle to that portion where the pivotal parts operate, and thereby the hinge-connection to the One of the great advantages of hinges con- ICC) box or structure to which it is applied is much stronger and more enduring than with any of the hinges heretofore known.

I am aware that hinges have been patented with shanks to drive into the wood, as shown in Letters Patent No. 238,320, and I am also aware of Letters Patent Nos. 3,122, 194,686, and 244,119, and I do not claim any such devices; but

\Vhat I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described hinge, consisting of plates adapted to be secured to one side of a box or other structure, and having pivotal parts arranged to extend at right angles from said plates and through the material of the structure, substantially as shown and described.

2. The herein-described hinge,consisting of plates adapted to be secured to one face of the box or other structure, and having lugs or ears at a right angle to said plates, and arranged to extend through and be supported by the material of the box, and to operate at or toward the opposite face thereof, in combination with a link extending between and connecting the extremities of said lugs, as set forth.

\VILLIAM M. DUOKER.

Witnesses:

CHAS. T. MORGAN, J. H. VAN KLEECK, JOHN H. VAN KLEEcK. 

